This song was released in Beirut’s 2006 album Gulag Orkestar. Although the album didn’t produce any singles, this song was accompanied with an official video:
In a Pitchfork interview, Zach Condon said that he wrote the song while he lived in France.
[Verse 1]
The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had, had to go
Never to go
[Verse 2]
The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
At those who, those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times
[Verse 3]
And I will love to see that day
Her day is mine
When she will marry me outside
With the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
Postcards from Italy was written by Zach Condon.
Postcards from Italy was produced by Beirut.
Beirut released Postcards from Italy on Tue May 09 2006.